Weekend Heller: The Buck Stops Here

One of my favorite small presses, Kat Ran Press (which sounds a bit like a character in TheHunger Games) has produced lovely illustrated New Year’s greetings about designers’ (AIGA Medalists’) stamp designs, last year for example. This year, the greeting is devoted to type designers who designed currency, paper and coin. Proprietor of the press, Michael Russem, is an avid collector and a generous numismatic too. Here are some of the examples that appeal to him the most.

Max Bill, 1987

John Howard Benson and Arthur Graham Carey, 1936

R.D.E. Oxenaar, 1968

André van der Vossen, 1945

W.A. Dwiggins, 1932

Herbert Bayer, 1923 (notgeld)

J.F. Doeve. 1956

Regional Design Annual 2014
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About Steven Heller

Steven Heller is the co-chair of the SVA MFA Designer /Designer as Author + Entrepreneur program, writes frequently for Wired and Design Observer. He is also the author of over 170 books on design and visual culture. He received the 1999 AIGA Medal and is the 2011 recipient of the Smithsonian National Design Award.